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David Flair
Birth nameDavid Richard Fliehr
Born(1979-03-06)March 6, 1979(age 45)[1]
Minneapolis, Minnesota,United States
Spouse(s)
Robin Haskell
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(m.2004)​
Children2
Parent(s)Ric Flair(father)
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)David Flair[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Billed weight177 lb (80 kg)[1]
Billed fromCharlotte, North Carolina,United States[1]
Trained by
DebutJanuary 17, 1999
RetiredMay 15, 2009

David Richard Fliehr(born March 6, 1979), better known by thering nameDavid Flair,is an American retiredprofessional wrestler.He is best known for his appearances inWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW), where he held theWCW United States ChampionshipandWCW World Tag Team Championship.He is the son of professional wrestlerRic Flair,and the half-brother of professional wrestlersCharlotte FlairandReid Flair.[1]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

World Championship Wrestling (1993, 1998–2001)[edit]

Growing up, Fliehr did not want to become a wrestler, like his father; he always wanted to be astate trooper.He appeared on camera backstage with his father atStarrcade 1993inWorld Championship Wrestling.In the storyline, his father was going to have to "retire" if he lost his match, so his family appeared to increase the emotion. In late 1998, David was back on WCW TV sitting front row and getting involved in some skirmishes withEric Bischoffand thenWo.

He eventually decided to become a wrestler and teamed with his father in his debut match atWCW/nWo Souled Outon January 17, 1999. Flair wrestled under his father's altered surname of "Fliehr". They wrestledCurt HennigandBarry Windhamand won the match.[2][3]

On February 21, 1999 atSuperBrawl IX,Davidturnedon his father and joined thenWo Elite.He used ataseron his father to help Hogan win their WCW World Title match. He did not wrestle for a while but did appear in vignettes with Samantha (Torrie Wilson) while he was training at theWCW Power Plant.[1]

Flair started to wrestle a regular schedule in May 1999. He made up with his father who then had theFour Horsemenhelp Flair win matches. Ric, being the on-screen WCW President, strippedWCW United StatesChampionScott Steinerof his title and awarded it to Flair. On July 11, Flair defeatedDean Malenko,with the help of Ric andArn Anderson,to keep the title in his first defense onpay-per-view.

Flair was joined byDaffneyatStarrcadein 1999. He was joined a little later byCrowbar.They formed a team and won the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles in a tournament final on January 3, 2000 overKevin Nashand Scott Steiner with Anderson as the special referee.[1]They lost the titles toBig VitoandJohnny the Bull,"The Mamalukes,"on January 19. Flair soon split with Crowbar and in May 2000, joined Vince Russo'sNew Blood.He dumped Daffney and took Miss Hancock (Stacy Keibler) as his valet. He also turned on his father again which led to a match against him atThe Great American Bash.Flair lost, but the next night, he won a match against his father to retire him and shave his father's head.

Independent circuit (2001)[edit]

Flair toured in theindependent circuitfor the first part of 2001. He teamed with Don Factor to win theNWA World Tag Team Championshipon March 21. They lost them on March 23. He then teamed with Romeo Bliss to win theNWA Georgia Tag Team Championshipon March 24. They lost them on April 21.

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2001–2002, 2003, 2006)[edit]

In May 2001, theWorld Wrestling Federationpicked up Flair's WCW contract and sent him toOhio Valley Wrestling.He stayed there and feuded withVal Venisand had a brieftag teamwithMark Jindrakuntil late 2002, when they dropped his development contract. He did make two appearances on WWF TV during 2002 as he was beaten up byThe Undertakeron March 4 and wrestled the Undertaker on March 14 as part of the build-up for his father's match against Undertaker atWrestleMania X8.

In May 2003, Flair did a series of dark matches forSunday Night HeatandVelocity.

In January 2006, Flair lost toWilliam Regalin a dark match.

NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2003)[edit]

Flair joinedNWA Total Nonstop Actionin December 2002. He joined Vince Russo'sSports Entertainment Xtreme(S.E.X.) group. He had a brief feud withCurt Hennigand then left S.E.X. to form Next Generation withBrian LawlerandErik Watts.Together, they feuded withDusty Rhodesand mocked him with an old NWA World Title belt. David left TNA in early 2003.

Late career (2003–2009)[edit]

After NWA TNA, David toured the independent circuit, winning the IWA Intercontinental Championship fromRay Gonzalezon November 28, 2003 in Puerto Rico. He lost it to Gonzalez two days later. Flair quit IWA after problems with IWA promoterVíctor Quiñones.

In January 2005, Flair appeared in Japan withAll Japan Pro Wrestling.

On December 6, 2008, he wrestled a match with his half-brother,Reid,who was making his professional wrestling debut, defeatingThe Nasty Boysvia submission inCharlotte, North Carolina,withHulk Hoganas the special guest referee.[4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Flair datedStacy Keiblerin 2000, when they both worked inWCW.[6]Flair married Robin Haskell in 2004, and they reside inShelby, North Carolina.[7][8]They have two children, Pyper and Carter. Pyper is a nationally ranked gymnast.[9][10]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghijklmn"David Flair profile".Online World of Wrestling.RetrievedAugust 10,2009.
  2. ^"Souled Out 1999".World Championship Wrestling.January 17, 1999. Archived fromthe originalon November 25, 1999.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
  3. ^Powell, John (January 18, 1999)."Hall zapped at Souled Out".SLAM! Wrestling.Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^Andrews, Kenai (December 5, 2008)."Reid Flair about to strut into the spotlight; Charlotte supershow has big names, young and old".SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012.RetrievedDecember 5,2008.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^"Full Reid Flair debut show results with Nature Boy and Hulkster doing spots in the match".WrestlingObserver/Figure Four Online. December 8, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2008.RetrievedDecember 8,2008.
  6. ^"Revealing Stacy Keibler interview".Gamespot.RetrievedSeptember 20,2019.
  7. ^Cawthon, Graham."Flairs fall in defeat at wrestling fundraiser".The Star.Archived fromthe originalon May 6, 2009.RetrievedJuly 12,2009.
  8. ^WWE: Superstars > Hall of Fame > Articles > Flair of emotion
  9. ^"How many children does Ric Flair have?".www.msn.com.RetrievedMarch 9,2021.
  10. ^"2019 Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern/Western Championships begin Friday".USA Gymnastics.RetrievedMarch 9,2021.
  11. ^"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2002".The Internet Wrestling Database.RetrievedAugust 25,2015.
  12. ^"WWE United States Championship".RetrievedMay 25,2020.

External links[edit]

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